BEING AN OVERVIEW OF ESSENCE & CRYSTALLINE FORMATIONS THEREOF

“The Houses derive their power from the diverse powers of the Titans, trapped deep beneath Massina. The imprisoned Titans release Essences that still permeate our world. The Great Houses became receptors for that energy, each specializing in a different vibration or strain” - Headmaster Zera: Keymaster, Warrior, Historian

“It may be true that Essence can be consumed Raw, as a savage animal chokes down meat, bone and feathers; but for the highest benefits of purity and power, the raw must be transfigured. And there is no form more exquisite than that of the Essence Crystal.” - High Alchemist Tyroleus

Raw Essence is powerful, and may be harvested directly from fallen opponents; but experienced Champions know that Essence Crystals offer a more predictable and effective path to power.

Raw Essence is the energy source required for all Champions to level up. All Champions can collect Raw Essence, converting it to their Core Essence Type when collected. 

When a Champion consumes Raw Essence, they receive:

• Champion XP at a 1:1 ratio

• Part XP towards an unrevealed Part at a 1:1 ratio
  

Raw Essence can be distilled into Essence Crystals at the Alchemist’s lab for a gold fee. After a Champion completes this process, a cooldown period is initiated, during which the Champion cannot distill another Crystal.

Essence Crystals offers a number of different benefits over consuming Raw Essence.

1. Progression towards Champion levels

   1. Crystals may form with additional Essence bonuses.

2. Progression towards Part levels

   1. The affected Part is revealed, allowing players to upgrade their Champions more intentionally.

   2. Crystals may form with properties that grant additional Part XP bonuses.

3. Portability amongst owned Champions.
   

Imbuement is the essential process that facilitates a Grunt’s ascension to the ranks of Challenger. When a Grunt has reached their maximum level, they use an Essence Crystal along with other required items in the Imbuement process.

During this process:

• The newly ascended Challenger takes on the Core Essence type of the crystal used during imbuement

• The newly ascended Champion will gain all of its Family parts. Champions may gain parts that match their core essence based on the Crystal used
  

ANATOMY OF A CRYSTAL

The first essence crystals were formed from the very blood of the Titans themselves... Luckily, our great society has found a way to preserve and transfer that eternal essence through the creation of new crystals.



The Grand Alchemists have identified and categorized these five essential and important aspects of a crystal:

1. Prism

2. Pyramid

3. Glow

4. Core Essence Type

5. Prongs
   
   
   
   
   
   

CRYSTAL ESSENCE TYPE

The Core Essence Type of all Crystals is shared with the Essence Type of the Champion that distilled it.

When a Grunt is imbued with an Essence Crystal, they ascend to a Challenger and inherit the Core Essence Type of the Crystal as well as all of their various Champion parts.

While Champions are able to consume a crystal of any Essence type, consuming the same type will impart additional Essence. Match your Champion and Crystal Essence type to gain the full benefit of your Essence Crystals!

HOW ARE ADDITIONAL PRONGS FORMED?

The probability for additional Prongs to form are based on the Purity of the Champion that distilled the Crystal. The maximum number of Prongs that a Crystal can have is also capped depending on the amount of Essence used to distill the Essence Crystal.

Each additional Prong formed in the Crystal reduces the odds of the next Prong formation by half.

Example:
The probabilities for a 5 Purity Champion are:

• 2nd Prong: 50%

• 3rd Prong: (on a 2-pronged Crystal): 25%

• 4th Prong (on a 3-pronged Crystal): 12.5%
  
  

PRONGS & IMBUEMENT

In addition to all of the other benefits, when a Crystal with multiple Prongs are used to imbue a Grunt, each additional Prong in the Crystal will guarantee the Grunt one additional matching part upon ascension.This means that a Champion will be guaranteed between 0-3 matching parts.

PRONG SUMMARY

1. Always check the Purity of your Champion to understand the specific probabilities of additional Prongs being formed.

2. Remember, the probability decreases by half for each subsequent Prong in a Crystal.

3. The length of additional Prongs is capped by the main Prong’s length.

4. Each Crystal can have a maximum number of Prongs as determined by the amount of Raw Essence used in the distillation process.

5. When used to imbue a Grunt, each additional Prong in a Crystal guarantees that an additional Champion part will match its Core Essence Type.

6. While all Prongs in the Crystal share the same Essence Type, Prism Type, and Glow, the length and Pyramid are rolled independently.

HOW ARE CRYSTALS GRADED?

Every Essence Crystal is graded with a hidden score. This score determines its rarity, which will give it a unique name and color.

A component score is assigned to the Crystal’s

• Prong Quantity: The number of prongs in a Crystal directly add to the score.


• Glow: The Crystal’s Glow adds to the score for each prong within the Crystal.


• Bonus Essence Value: Bonus Essence is the amount of additional Essence a Crystal holds on top of the original amount used during the distillation process.

The final score for the Crystal is determined by adding up all of these values.

CRYSTAL RARITY

Check the total points to find out the rarity:

COMMON: 0 – 49 points
UNCOMMON: 50 – 99 points
RARE: 100 – 149 points
EPIC: 150 – 229 points
LEGENDARY: 230+ points